Since I seem to blog about every other woodworking thing I do, I figure I might as well do so with my “recovery projects.” Hopefully, it will help me see my progress in some concrete way.
So today I spent my limited shop time setting up for a scroll saw project. I had to set up my Dremel tool in it’s drill press jig so I can drill my starter holes, picked out my blades and found a piece of stock.
I’ve chosen a project from “North American Wildlife Patterns for the Scroll Saw” by Lora S. Irish called “Pine Tree Path” depicting a White Tail Deer. I would prefer to do this project on 1/2” material – but the closest I have is 3/4”. I picked out a piece of walnut that I had left over from a cabinet project. The piece is large enough that I’ll be able to do this deer and another small project.
I’m limited to about 15-20 minutes a day to start so this is as far as I got today. Tomorrow I’ll attach the pattern with spray adhesive and drill my pilot holes.
This is a pretty simple project so it should be a good one to get me a little bit back in the swing. I can’t wait to make a little sawdust!
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Bob42
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I can’t wait to see it. Please post when done.
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teenagewoodworker
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can’t wait to see you get into it! thanks for the post.
MsDebbieP
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I bet that felt good—to get this far!
(and it doesn’t look like a simple project to me!!! ) :)
looking forward to hearing about your progress.
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woodnut
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I hope you keep the blog going on this one. It will be great to watch this unfold. I love watching the projects from start to finish some day I may try to do a blog on one of my projects but then I was going to do a review of my dust collector also and have not found the time for that either. Maybe soon
-- F.Little
Betsy
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Thanks all.
MsDebbie——I picked a pattern that was mostly “outside” cutting and less inside stuff to ease me into it again.
Woodnut—- I plan to keep the blog going simply as a way to keep me going. Nothing like a little accountability via the WWW.
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